Way Back home where the cypress grewIn a clapboard shack on the black bayouLive a woman and a man that I call Mom and DadAnd Times were hard and times were toughWe barely had nothing' but we didn't need muchExcept for the love of a woman and a man

Daddy worked his fingers to the boneBut I know my momma was the reason he was strong

[Chorus]Everybody knows if the cold wind blowsThe seeds don't sprout and the crops won't growEven though you've done the best you can

And when you're living in a house that you don't ownAnd the money in the bank is almost goneThe only thing in life I know that standsIs the love between a woman and a man

Well, I grew up working like my daddy didBroke the land with my hands and the money rolled inBut it wasn't enough and I did not understandYou see, the only thing that matters money can't buyAnd when it gets down the bottom lineIt's the love you find between a woman and a man

Everything Daddy said to me was trueCause my life was not complete until I found you